Towards the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda : Contributions from Japan and Germany to Make Cities More Environmentally Sustainable /: Contributions from Japan and Germany to Make Cities More Environmentally Sustainable. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bernhard Muller, Hiroyuki Shiminzu, editors.
• Editors: Müller, Bernhard, 1952-; Shimizu, Hiroyuki, 1952-
• Contents: Chapter 1. The Transition Towards Sustainable and Resilient Cities--Urban Challenges and Solutions in Germany and Japan.- Part I: Landscape Change and Management -- Chapter 2 Dialectic Developments of 'City' and 'Country' in Japan's Metropolitan Regions -- Chapter 3. Urban Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Offsets -- Chapter 4. Sustainable Landscape Management and Landscape Management Labor Accounts -- Part 2: Climate Change and Urban Green -- Chapter 5. Modeling the Current and Future Urban Climate Using Downscaling Techniques -- Chapter 6. Urban and Green Planning Based on an Evaluation of Urban Climate -- Chapter 7. Demands, Opportunities and Constraints of Green Space Development for Future Urban Development under Demographic and Climate Change.- Part 3: Environmental Risks in Urban Areas -- Chapter 8. Environmental Risks in Urban and Regional Development -Assessing the Effects of Flood Resilience Technologies -- Chapter 9. Flood Risks and Their Management in Urban Japan--Modeling Inner Flooding in Tsushima City, Tokai Region -- Chapter 10. Pre-reconstruction Plans for Urban Areas in Japan.- Part 4: Built Environment and Material Flow -- Chapter 11. The Efficiency of Settlement Structures -- Chapter 12. Weight of Cities--Material Stock and Flow Analysis Based on Spatial Database over Time -- Chapter 13. Preservation and Utilization of the Urban Heritage of East Asia and Japan.- Part 5: Urban Energy Concepts -- Chapter 14. Revolution of Urban Energy System -- Chapter 15. Building Energy Management: Performance Verification and System Simulation -- Chapter 16. A New Concept for Air-Conditioning in Japan: An All-Air Supplied Induction Radiant Air-Conditioning System and Cool Room.- Part 6: Future Challenges of Planning -- Chapter 17. Operationalizing Urban Resilience--Learning from the Past while Preparing for the Future. The Case of Dresden, Germany -- Chapter 18. Reconsidering Urban Planning through Community-based Initiatives -- Chapter 19. Planning of Public Facilities in Japanese Communities Facing Demographic Decline and Super-Aging -- Chapter 20. Developments in Urban Planning by Public Facilities Management Based on Regional Characteristics -- Chapter 21. Identifying Gaps and Opportunities for Research on Urban and Regional Resilience--Highlighting the Advantages of Research Cooperation.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (vii, 270 pages)
• Subjects: 304.2; Geography; City planning -- Environmental aspects; Urban ecology (Sociology); Sustainable development; Urban climatology; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography; TRAVEL / Budget; TRAVEL / Hikes & Walks; TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest; TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds; Climatic changes; Human ecology; Landscape changes; Social ecology; Urban climatology; Science -- Environmental Science; Business & Economics -- Urban & Regional; Sustainability; Climate change; Political economy; Climatic changes; Regional economics; Social Science -- Human Geography; Human geography; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319613765; 3319613766
• Related ISBNs: 9783319613758; 3319613758
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based upon print version of record.
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